Vehicle license-tag.



A. WAKEMAN.

VEHICLE LICENSE TAG. APPLICATION FILED 00124, 1912.

1,073,004. Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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,ABRAM WAKEMAN, or new YORK,

VEHICLE LICENSE-TAG.

To all whom it may concern:

"f Be 'it known that I, AnnAM WAKEMsN, i .citinen of the United States, residing at -l lew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and u eful Improvements in- Vehicle License- Tags, of which the following is a specification. v

V The present invention relates to-means for detecting numbers of license tags for automobiles, and other vehicles.

The tags now in use upon automobiles, and other vehicles generally comprise a flat plate upon which is. imprinted the license number. The numbers upon the tag are clearly distinguishable when the'automobile whichrange from 1,000, to 1,999.

is traveling at a moderate rate-of speed At night, however, or when the automoblle 1s driven at-a rapidpace, the tag numbers hei ings', figures, letters or otherfcharacterswhereby the number of the tag may be distinguished. v I

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a face view of a license tag having a distinguishing feature or color to indicate that the number of the license ranges between 1, and 999. Fig. 2 -is a similar view, but illustrating the plate arranged to indicate a series of numerals Fig. 3

is a similar view, but illustrating a plate in which the numeral series is from 2,000, to 2,999. Fig. 4 is a View of a plate having numerals thereon, and distinguishing --features which indicate that the numerals are the three end figures of a license tag which ranged between 40,000, and 410,999. Fig. 5 is a similar view of a license tag having numerals thereon, and distinguishing features which indicate that the said numerals are the last figures ofa license tag having a number arranged between 41,000, and 41,999. Fig. 6 is a similar view of a tag having a Specification of. Letters Iatent. Application filed October r, 1912. Serial No. 223mm.

Patented Sept. 9,1913.

number thereon and distinguishing features or characters indicating that the numerals are the end figures of a tag having a license number which ranges between 66,000, and 66,999.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates the license .tag,

is adapted tov have indicated there-on license numbers which are issued between the-numerals 1, and 999. The tag or plate, in this instance is provided with some distinguishing feature (if-color, tc, and of course, im-

printedwith any of the numerals to which series it belongs. It may here be stated that it is not usually difiicultto distinguish numerals on tags which contain only one, two,

or thme figures, and therefore the tag is duly impressed with the proper whole number; It, is, however, extremely diflicult .to

distinguish numerals o'n tags which extend beyond three figures, and in Fig. 2 of the drawing, I have illustrated a tag which is designedto contain only three figures, but which is provided with a distinguishing feawhich may be of anydesired material. The i tag, in the showing of Fig. 1 of the drawing,

ture of color similar to the distinguishing feature referred to in connection with Fig. 1. The distinguishing feature, which is designated by the numeral 2, may, in the present instance, he in the nature of a coating of red, and the numerals upon the tag illustrated in Fig. 2 are distinguished from the series illustrated in Fig. 1 by a character 3, which is arranged upon the plate in Fig. 2. The character 3 is' in" the form of the alphabetical character A, and as the numerals upon the said tag are of the last three numbers of the series of figures ranging between 1,000, and 1,999, it will be observed that the proper number of the tag is 1,582; the numerals 582 being already impressed pponthe plate, and the alphabetical character A designating the seriestowhich the numerals belong.

In Fig. 3, the plate 1 is provided with the numerals 121, and is also provided with the distinguishing feature of color, similar to the distinguishing feature illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. This feature is adapted to serve as a guide to indicate that all tags bearing. the same are arranged within a series of numerals, between and including 1, to 9,999,0r less than 10,000. Each separate plate divides its series into the thousands ranging first from 1 to 999, second,

from 1,000, to 1,999, third, from 2,000 to 2,999, fourth, from 3,000 to 3,999, and so onuntil the figures reach the series between 10,000 and 19,999, when plates having aseparate and distinct distinguishing feature of color, are employed. In Fig. 3, the plate, as stated, is in the series between 2,000, and 2,999, and the plate is provided with the alphabetical character B, as designated by the numeral 4. This character is adapted to serve as a means to indicate that the numerals 121 imprinted upon the plate are arranged in the series of numerals between 2,000, and 2,999, thus the distinguishing feature upon the plate, the alphabetical character, in connection with the numeralsindicate that the tag number is 2,121. When the series of numerals range from 3,000 to 3,999, are employed, the plate has the same coloring, but is provided with the alphabetical character C, which being the third letter in the alphabet indicates that the numerals thereon are the last figures of the series of numerals between 3,000, and 3,999.

Thenext plate, while bearing the same dis tinguishing feature of color, will be pro vided wit-h the letter D, the fourth letter of the alphabet, and will indicate that the three figures impressed thereon belong to the series between 4,000, and 4,999, and so on until thefigures reach the 20 thousands, when a separate distinguishing feature of color-is employed. The plates, in this division are provided with the alphabetical charaicters similar to those described, and for tie purpose as set forth.

In order to more fully illustrate the invention, I have illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing, a plate which is provided with a distinguishing feature of color, 5, which indicates that the three numerals thereon belong within the 40 thousands. It will be noted that no alphabetical character appears upon this plate, but the said plate is provided with the numerals 212. The coloring feature as above stated indicates the fact that the tag number is arranged in the series of numerals between 40,000, and

' 40,999, it will be readily deducted that the tag bears the number of 40,212.

' In Fig. 5 the tag has its distinguishing feature of color similar to the color 5 in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The tag is provided with the alphabetical character A, as designated by the numeral 6, and also bears the numerals 872. A, is, of course, the first letter in the alphabet, and as the distinguishing color indicates that the tag belongs within the 40 thousands, the letter A indicates that this particular tag has its number in the 41 thousands, so by adding the 41,000 to the 872 we are sure'that the tag number is 41,872.

In Fig. 6 the tag is provided with a distinguishing feature of coloring to indicate that the numerals thereon belong to the series of numerals bet-ween7 0,000 and 7 0,999.

The tag is provided with the alphabetical Having thus described the invention,

what I claim is 1. In a license tag, the combination with a body having a particular color, of a number on the body, the colorof the body indicating units of one thousand or more, and the number indicating units of nine hun dred and ninety-nine or less, andwhich added to the units indicated. by the color on the body denote the number on the tag.

2. In a license tag, the combination with a body having a particular color, of a number on the body, the color on the body indicating units of one thousand or more, a character upon the tag indicating the group within which the units indicated by the color are included, and the number indicating units of nine hundred and ninetynine or less, and which added to the units indicated by the color and the sum indicated by the character denotethe number of the tag.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAM VVAKEMAN. Witnesses:

IRVING RYDER, WM. J. GRIFFITHS. 

